62 Parts Posted May 2, 2016 Posted May 2, 2016 This is the Tamiya 1/24 scale kit of the Nissan R390 GT1 Le Mans car, and the body shell was spray-painted with Tamiya Metallic Blue over a base of Silver Leaf. Paint was polished up with MicroMesh 3200 grit thru 12000 grit, then rubbed up with Meguiar's Scratch-X. Mesh was added for vents and grills, and kit decals were used, as well as a few sponsor decals from Scale Motorsport. A lot of stuff added to the engine bay - thermostats were added to the radiators and exhaust system, hand-made shielded cable, fuel line, transmission fluid box, and tail light wiring from Model Factory Hiro, & spark plug wires from Detail Master. Exhausts were given a bit of Tamiya burnt metal powder pigments for added realism. Driver electronics are fully wired from comm. boxes, to temp gauges, to front lights. Front brake air ducts were scratch-built with parts-box leftovers. The P/E rivets and fast-release hood pins are from Scale Motorsport.
Helix Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Impressive build there Bob, very nice details, well done mate
62 Parts Posted May 3, 2016 Author Posted May 3, 2016 Thank you Ray! just landed here and still learning my way around..
Helix Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Thank you Ray! just landed here and still learning my way around..No worries and welcome to the forum Bob!
Hubert Rollins Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Very nice- I admire your patience on the details!!
Foxer Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Very nice! Those engines sure had a lot of hard plumbing ... all the wiring you added really livens up the engine bay.
CFMgarage Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Bob!!! Such great work with the wiring and plumbing and figuring out what goes where!! Do you mind a tiny wee bit of constructive criticism? All that work is so nice...why not opt to do a more realistic racing harness in there? It'd bump up the realism factor ridiculously. That's all...everything else is amazingly done Edited May 3, 2016 by CFMgarage
GTJUNIOR Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Exceptional model, Bob. Very well built and great attention to detail.
Intmd8r Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Nice work. Excellent detail!I remember the REAL cars being the ones to beat in their class at LeMans back in the day.Don't remember where they finished tho....
62 Parts Posted May 3, 2016 Author Posted May 3, 2016 Thank you everyone for the comments!And Grego - I intend to take your advice and remove the seatbelt decal...you're absolutely right. I will make a new harness by cutting some masking tape, spray-painting the color, and adding P/E buckles and fasteners to "bump up" the realism as you say. I have some harness decals from Studio 27 -- I can cut those out on their backing with sharp curved scissors, brush-touch the paper edges, and apply to the finished harness with clear glue. That's what I'm gonna do. thank you for seeing that! I'll post before & after pictures here to show the difference.By chance Grego, are you active in the Wounded Warriors Project?
CFMgarage Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Thank you everyone for the comments!And Grego - I intend to take your advice and remove the seatbelt decal...you're absolutely right. I will make a new harness by cutting some masking tape, spray-painting the color, and adding P/E buckles and fasteners to "bump up" the realism as you say. I have some harness decals from Studio 27 -- I can cut those out on their backing with sharp curved scissors, brush-touch the paper edges, and apply to the finished harness with clear glue. That's what I'm gonna do. thank you for seeing that! I'll post before & after pictures here to show the difference.By chance Grego, are you active in the Wounded Warriors Project?That's an awesome idea Bob!! Glad you took my opinion/advice. I think it'll make it a lot more badass. No, not active in WWP yet Edited May 3, 2016 by CFMgarage
62 Parts Posted May 3, 2016 Author Posted May 3, 2016 Thank you Nie! I too am fascinated by the Le Mans cars...I'm a brand new forum member - I plan to post more of my builds here.
bbowser Posted May 3, 2016 Posted May 3, 2016 Outstanding! That engine bay is very convincing. Welcome to the forum, looking forward to more from your bench.
Dann Tier Posted May 4, 2016 Posted May 4, 2016 Impressive build there Bob, very nice details, well done mate I agree! -Very nicely done!
62 Parts Posted May 7, 2016 Author Posted May 7, 2016 Thanks everyone - I intend to post a picture of a better-detailed harness as soon as it's complete.
Mercelo Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 Holy smokes, tons of intricate details in this one... Looks life likecin the engine compartment...well done!
62 Parts Posted May 7, 2016 Author Posted May 7, 2016 On the advice of fellow member Gergo, I removed the seatbelt decal I had originally used, and made my own out of painted masking tape. I added manufacturer decals from Slixx, and P/E harness hardware from Detail Master. I think it looks a bit more realistic, thanks to Gergo for the suggestion!
Silver Foxx Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 A lot of nice detail work in this , looks great , well done .
62 Parts Posted May 7, 2016 Author Posted May 7, 2016 Thank you Bruce! Lot of fun these Le Mans cars are...
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